Resonant X-ray scattering and absorption for the global and local structures of Cu-modified metallothioneins in solution

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 609-617

  Li, Meiyi ^a   Huang, Yu Shan ^b   Jeng, U Ser ^b   Hsu, I Jui ^c   Wu, Yewchung Sermon ^a   Lai, Ying Huang ^d   Su, Chiu Hun ^b   Lee, Jyh Fu ^b   Wang, Yu ^e   Chang, Chia Ching ^a,f  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; CADMIUM; COPPER PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; OXIDATION; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 68949128891     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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